Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-06-07
WEEDS.
INes LngiAnd Farmer /

ways permit them % fipsn their seei In
such uambers - % keep the soil well nllei
With weed seeds Of AL varieties. Weeds
will not bear neglect the frst part OF The
season. especially u wecis of large slEs
are expected; when The soll Il well flled
With wesd seeds the weeds cone up 50
thick that the crop will be failure unless
some sfJfts are made % cultivate and
destroy part of them; 80 the successful
weed. grower, ater The weeds get well up
80 - 10 cover The ground. runs . caltivA.
tor through them and destroys perhaps
thrce- f0urths of them. The other fourth are
len % grow. which they DO very rapidly
bscAgsc OF TIE better coniltio3 of the soll.
when these get large enough u begin
o. OvershAiow The crop cultivation Il
again rcsofiei %, AMI possibly another
three. foarths IL destroyed, leaving plenty
10 room for The remainder 20 grow AMI
mature their seed, and they usually grow
tn such slts ani will - overshsdow The
crop that = car,lsss observer would Tall -
discover hat tie farmer bad attempted -
grow anything BAT weeds. This Il All
wrong. u does rot pay - manure and
cultivAie land 10 grow weeds clean cul.
turc not only looks the best, bat II i the
best. and iu fact l. tae cheapest u TIE
crop was no larger ~ wont pay best 10
prevent he weeds ron growing. IL i
a. much wofk o. Culuvate Scrdy sd
once. a. 10 u % cultivate q IL fsvc from
weeds three times. ant q Geld i1il of weed
seeds can be- kept free from weeds qaits a.
chssply ~ one can be cultivated list
cnough . make The weeds grow, prosii'
lng thc work be commenced carry Ia ne
season All continued Al the proper "a
sous with Implements adapted - the
work. To destroy weeds sAsiiy, cultNa-
tlln must commencc A. soon A. ihe htile
weeds gVi fairly above ground, aud 10
musi BE- repeated a. ofien A. = new crop
OF weeds start up. There i nothing Ike
bslug In season with this work. sometimes
q delay ~ fcw days Increases The WORK
OF cultivation more than One-hslf, ant
though TIE WORK may seem - oc vcry
thorough, N ihe weeds get a few Inches
high bsforc cultivation commences there
j. 10 certainty that The weeds vii die =
ngh, shower will set them oai - they
will grow better than before ualess ihTY
arc carried from the nsid. No observing
psr-on car fitc through New krglani In
ihe last part % Jane without sCsiug largc
uumbers % farms with cultivated nelds 90
alei With weeds that the labor of rcmoV.
iug them vii nearly sgaL The valae Of
TIE crop. csrtslnly prevent any proni
OccaslouAly = farm ~lll De seen where
The cultivation IL 80 timely ani - nor
oneh hat 90 weeds are seen on such
Arms cooi crops arc The rule, whAieNtr
nav bc the season. By constant and
thorough cultivation the sO.l j. kept Ia q
condition 10 retain The moisture, even 10
severe droath. Such farms. A. rule are
krp, clean of weeds with less labor than
L. grueuded on farms that are always iuA
% weeds. Tbs II because The weeds are
never psrmlttcd % get The advantage.
The work % cultivation c0mmcuces A.
soon a. the crop IL up high enough 10 be-
gin In rows. Ard the culusAior i run
often enough % klll The WEEDS A. fast -
ihsy appear above ground.
The time Is coming waen The most sue
cessful farmefs will have but very lev
weeds 90 coutsni with. for W. ar about
% make another step Of progress Ia TIE
cultivation % hOci crops. IL Il no longer
going 10 Be the universal custom % cease
he war with The weeds AZ mlisummcr,
hlt some farmers are determined - kcep
up The battle with weeds daring TIE eniifc
season. and Others prevent any weed seeds
nom ripenlug. n Aas been iouni by cK'
p,risuce that land can be cleared Oi weed
seeds In few years, u no new sec,is ATE
permitted 20 ripcu, and COMMERCIAL ierill'
irsr. b. used 10 feed The crops. In fact u
has been demonstrated that whole farm
can be cleared Of weeds by fcS years
persistent erlri. and thus even The barn
fnsrure NAY be freed ron weed seeds
A farm thus frccd ls of much higher value.
ant can DC worked not Only with much
more pleasure. bui Also with more prou-
N i real comfort % have gArden
that i freed from vecd seeds. CaltiHa'
TON i 80 easy. every farmer n he doe. no
more. should keep his Kitchen garden frce
from we,ds; he should never permit any
10 ripen thelr seeds. IL Is true tais Tor
he arsi year OF Two i some labor, ont II
can be- done. and IL pays 90 do 1.-THE Way
% DO tl. simple and within the reach OF
Abby simply pglllng AL OK The weeds
sni permitting none 20 fipen any secd'
ani using commercial fertilizers, The work
viii Dc accomplished. The great mistake
which most gardeners make, l. In neglect
ing The garden In August and September,
lie very time when the weeds grow The
bes, and rlpcr their seed In the least pos
slble number Of days. Every weed that Is
permitted 10 grow will PROBABLY rpen
10 600 seeds. some % them more than ten
times that namoer. IL does not reqalre
apV Argument % prove that II would DC
easier 20 destroy one weed IN August,
than 10000 TIE following spring, SO
though al August weed may no, lnlare
the rlpeulng crop, II Is economy 70 ske
particular palns 20 destroy u before II De-
gins 90 rlpen % seeds.
While some farmers are fully alive 70
the importance OF destroying AL the weeds
that make their appearance Among TIE
hoed crops. they neglect entirely 10 De
siroy any thA, grow on the borders OF the
nsli, In the bsrnysrd, and around tne
farm buildings, but II the farm Is 70 oe
kept clean OF weeds 10 II just as impor'
tant 20 destroy those on the borders OF ,hs
neld. aud In the bzrn-yard, A. II y 10
destroy them on The ploughed land. fn.
mers shOali carefully cut down a. leas'
twice a year. al OF The weeds around the
cultivated nelis. AMI on other portions OF
the farm. and thus prevent the ripenins
of weed seeds. There Il no labor on TIE
farm that pays better than this.
With our improved farm implements
there Is little excuse for raising weeds,
and certainly no pront Every farmer
should make Up bis mind never TO De SO
busy A. not 10 nai time a. The proper
season 10 cultivate bis heed crops SUI
ncisn,ly 20 destroy al OF the weeds - soon
a. they ge; well above ground, aud u ne
has no, already destroyed all OF the weed
seeds In bis kitohen garden be should
berln this year with the determination 70
keep up the nghi with the weeds 10 the
end of the season. and thus have AZ least
one neld on the Arm that ripens no weed
seeds by using In The garden CONNER.
eial Fertilizers. In two years, BY persistent
Efforts. nearly sn OF the weed seeds may
be destroyed. and the garden VIII De SO
clean os weeds that II viii be real com
fort 10 tend 10, and the farmer will be so
delighted with the result that be Will De-
gin 10 realize the importance OF Kidding
The whole farm Of weeds.
EDxUNp HKRsEY.
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